Solving the labor crisis: How to tap into the potential of your current workforce and be an employer of choice

With vaccination rates increasing, restaurants are starting to return to a semblance of normal operations. But as The Great Return continues, a new challenge…

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Rave Restaurant Group Names Clint Fendley CFO

June 17, 2021

Dallas-based Pie Five and Pizza Inn parent, said it promoted its vice president of finance, Clint Fendley, to chief financial officer, effective July 5…

US Foods' latest product launch hopes to cut BOH labor

June 15, 2021

In an effort to help restaurant operators handle labor shortages while filling increased offsite orders as well as a resurgence of on-site diners, US Foods has…

Hardee's parent names former Domino's executive as 1st chief global development officer

June 9, 2021

Hardee's and Carl's Jr. parent company, CKE Restaurants Holdings Inc., has named former Domino's franchise development executive, Matthew Walls, as its first…

Pieology names longtime Luna Grill exec to lead operations, tech efforts

June 9, 2021

California-based Pieology has named former Luna Grill executive, Bijan Sami, to oversee operations and technology for the pizza chain as chief operations and…

June 22 webinar uncovers the labor shortage solution you already have in-house

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

You know how you can be searching for your sunglasses, only to find they were on your head the whole time? On June 22 a free webinar will show participants how…

Lighting a fire under restaurant leaders about employee burnout

Irritability. Impatience. Super-sensitivity. All are signs your employee might be experiencing on-the-job burnout. Here's why restaurant leaders should not…

Blaze names former Sonic VP to head development

June 3, 2021

Los Angeles-based Blaze Pizza has named a former Sonic Drive In real estate executive, Johnny Jones, as senior vice president of Development, a news release…

Chuck E. Cheese hiring 5K this summer

June 1, 2021

Chuck E. Cheese will hire 5,000 employees this summer across its 460 locations in 47 states nationwide, according to a news release.

Restaurant labor woes' ripple effect on rent payments

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Far from needed for beleaguered restaurateurs, another issue has cropped up to stymie a return to brighter days. Nearly half of owners surveyed said they're…

Uno's, Boston's initiatives focus on fixing labor woes

May 21, 2021

Pizza brands are pulling out the stops to deal with the worker shortage woes that have shut or curtailed hours at so many U.S. restaurants.

Jack in the Box names former Domino's exec to investor relations post

May 21, 2021

San Diego-based Jack in the Box Inc. has named a former communications executive at Domino's as its vice president of investor relations, effective June 7.

Domino's seeks replacement for resigning CFO

May 20, 2021

Domino's Executive Vice President and CFO Stuart Levy has left his position at the Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company, but will continue in an advisory role…

As Donatos doubles reach, CEO holds strong to brand's founding 'rule'

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

Donatos CEO Tom Krouse is a strong adherent in the concept of "management by walking around" and now the brand itself is building a future by spreading itself…

How Lee's Famous Recipe overcame hiring crisis with Conversational AI

Although many QSRs have reported that drive-thru traffic is now making up 80% of business thanks to the pandemic, unemployment packages have made it…

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Donatos launches 'Dinnerviews' to hire 2,500

May 17, 2021

With a systemwide goal to hire at least 2,500 associates at all levels, Donatos Pizza is launching "Dinnerviews" on Wednesdays, from 2-5 p.m. in all of its…

Best Practices for Hiring Hourly Employees

Improve retention, productivity, and workplace culture by following these best practices for hiring hourly employees.

Perks package, international employee sponsorship: 2 ways brands are meeting labor shortfall

May 12, 2021

Worker-lacking restaurant brands across the nation are innovating approaches to attracting what has become the elusive restaurant employee to their stores. As…

Why no workers? Answering a prickly QSR question

by S.A. Whitehead — Food Editor, Net World Media Group

At least one organization is reporting 76% of the many current and former restaurant workers leaving the industry said they are doing so because they're not…

Ledo's hiring 1K, just in time for Pizza Party Day giveaway

May 7, 2021

Things are happening at Maryland-based Ledo Pizza lately, beginning with the brand's search to hire more than 1,000 employees for its East Coast shops…